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The '''Total 24 Hours of Spa''' is an [[endurance racing]] event held annually in [[Belgium]] at the [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], the race was run under the auspices of the [[Royal Automobile Club Belgium]] (RACB). 

It was held for the first time in [[1924]] over a 9.3mi circuit on public roads between the towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot. The present 6.9760 km circuit was inaugurated in 1979.

The Spa 24 Hours were part of the [[European Touring Car Championship]] from 1966 to 1973. The event also counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]] in [[1953 World Sportscar Championship season|1953]] and [[1981 World Sportscar Championship season|1981]]. As on the [[Nürburgring]], both a 24h and a 1000km race is held at Spa, as the [[1000km Spa]] for [[sports car racing]] were introduced in 1966.

Cars entered included Russian [[Moskvitch]] and engine sizes ranged from 996 cc [[NSU Prinz]] TT to the luxurious V8-powered [[Mercedes-Benz W109|Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3]], tuned by [[Mercedes-AMG]] to the so-called [http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,415796,00.html "Red pig" ]. This heavy and fast vehicle with 6834 cc and 420hp finished only 2nd in 1971, as frequent refuelling was necessary, and tyre wear was also high.

With the participation of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Lilian Bryner]] on the victorious [[Ferrari 550]] of the ''BMS Scuderia Italia'' team, the 2004 race marked the first time in history that a female driver has won a 24 hour endurance race in a [[Gran Turismo]] with more than 500hp.

== Results on 14km track ==
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|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
! Year
! Car
! Pilots 
! Distance
! Average
! Notes
|-
| 1924
| [[Bignan]] 2L
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Henri Springuel]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Maurice Becquet]]
|
| 
|
|-
| 1925
| [[Chenard-Walcker]]
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[André Lagache]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[René Léonard]]
|
|
| 
|-
| 1926
| [[Peugeot 174S]]
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[André Boillot]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Louis Rigal]]
|
|
| 
|-
| 1927
| [[Excelsior]]
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Robert Sénéchal]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Nicolas Caerels]]
|
|
| 
|-
| 1928
| [[Alfa Romeo 6C]] 1500 S
| {{flagiconRUS}}[[Boris Ivanowski]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Attilio Marinoni]]
| 
| 
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|-
| 1929
| [[Alfa Romeo 6C]] 1750SS
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Robert Benoist]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Attilio Marinoni]]
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| 
| 
|-
| 1930
| [[Alfa Romeo 6C]] 1750GS
| {{flagiconITA|old}} [[Attilio Marinoni]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Pietro Ghersi]]
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| 
| 
|-
| 1931
| [[Mercedes-Benz SSK]]
| {{flagiconRUS}} [[Dimitri Djordjadze]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Goffredo Zehender]]
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| 
| 
|-
| 1932
| [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] 2300LM
| {{flagiconITA|old}} [[Antonio Brivio]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Eugenio Siena]]
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| 
| 
|-
| 1933
| [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] 2300LM
| {{flagiconMON}} [[Louis Chiron]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Luigi Chinetti]]
|
| 
| 
|-
| 1934
| [[Bugatti]] Type 44
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean Desvignes]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Norbert Mahé]]
|
| 
| 
|-
| 1935
|colspan="5" align="center"| ''No race held''
|-
| 1936
| [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] 2900A
| {{flagiconITA|old}} [[Francesco Severi]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Raymond Sommer]]
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| 
| 
|-
| 1937
|colspan="5" align="center"| ''No race held''
|-
| 1938
| [[Alfa Romeo 8C]] 2900B
| {{flagiconITA|old}} [[Carlo Pintacuda]]<br>{{flagiconITA|old}} [[Francesco Severi]]
| 
| 
|
|-
| 1939<br>1947
|colspan="5" align="center"|  ''No races held''
|-
| 1948
| [[Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[St John Horsfall]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Leslie Johnson]]
| 
| 
|
|-
| 1949
| [[Ferrari 166]]MM
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Luigi Chinetti]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean Lucas]]
|
| 
| 
|-
| 1950<br>1952
|colspan="5" align="center"|  ''No races held''
|-
| 1953
| [[Ferrari America|Ferrari 375MM]] Pinin
| {{flagiconITA}} [[Giuseppe Farina]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|
|
| [[World Sportscar Championship]]
|-
| 1954<br>1963
|colspan="5" align="center"| ''No races held''
|-
| 1964 
| [[Mercedes-Benz W111|Mercedes-Benz 300SE]] 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Robert Crevits]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Gustave Gosselin]]
| 3962,100 
| 164,825
|
|-
| 1965 
| [[BMW New Class|BMW 1800 Ti/SA]]
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Pascal Ickx]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Gérard Langlois van Ophem]] 
| 3812,591 
| 158,855
|
|-
| 1966 
| [[BMW New Class|BMW 2000ti]]  
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Hubert Hahne]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]]
| 4048,368  
| 168,681
|
|-
| 1967  
| [[Porsche 911]] 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean-Pierre Gaban]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Norbert Van Assche]]
| 4052,883  
| 168,867
|
|-
| 1968  
| Porsche 911  
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Erwin Kremer]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Willi Kauhsen]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Helmut Kelleners]]
| 4004,827  
| 166,867
|
|-
| 1969  
| Porsche 911  
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Guy Chasseuil]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Claude Ballot-Lena]]
| 4272,231  
| 187,006
|
|-
| 1970 
| [[BMW E9|BMW 2800CS]]
| {{flagiconAUT}} [[Günther Huber (racing driver)|Günther Huber]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Helmut Kelleners]] 
| 4252,407 
| 177,183
|
|-
| 1971 
| [[Ford Capri]] RS  
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Dieter Glemser]]<br>{{flagiconESP|1939}} [[Alex Soler-Roig]]
| 4385,100  
| 182,690
|
|-
| 1972  
| Ford Capri RS 2600
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Jochen Mass]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| 4498,436 
| 187,431
|
|-
| 1973 
| [[BMW E9|BMW 3.0 CSL]] 
| {{flagiconNED}} [[Toine Hezemans]]<br>{{flagiconAUT}} [[Dieter Quester]]
| 4422,980 
| 184,290
|
|-
| 1974 
| BMW 3.0 CSi 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean Xhenceval]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Alain Peltier]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Pierre Dieudonné]]
| 4147,289 
| 172,804
|
|-
| 1975 
| BMW 3.0 CSi 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Pierre Dieudonné]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean Xhenceval]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Hughes de Fierlandt]]
| 4249,270 
| 177,053
|
|-
| 1976 
| BMW 3.0 CSL 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean-Marie Detrin]]<br>{{flagiconLUX}} [[Nico Demuth]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Charles Van Stolle]]
| 4087,904 
| 170,329
|
|-
| 1977 
| [[BMW E12|BMW 530i]] 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Eddy Joosen]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Claude Andruet]]
| 4083,835 
| 170,159
|
|-
| 1978 
| Ford Capri III 3.0S
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Gordon Spice]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Teddy Pilette]] 
| 4315,594 
| 179,816
|
|}

== Results on 7km track ==
The current version of the Spa 24 Hours is an event under the [[FIA GT Championship]] calendar, although it was previously run as part of various touring car series.  Currently, the cars run fall under the GT1 and GT2 FIA classifications as well as the G2 and G3 classifications used for non-homologated racing cars of lower classes.

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|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
! Year
! Car
! Pilots 
! Distance
! Average
! Notes
|-
| 1979  
| [[Ford Capri]] III 3.0S
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean-Michel Martin]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Philippe Martin]] 
| 3083,632 
| 128,485
|
|-
| 1980 
| [[Ford Capri]] III 3.0S
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean-Michel Martin]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Philippe Martin]] 
| 2952,318 
| 123,013
|
|-
| 1981
| [[Mazda RX-7#Le Mans|Mazda RX-7]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Tom Walkinshaw]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Pierre Dieudonné]]
| 3183,952
| 132,737
| [[World Sportscar Championship]]
|-
| 1982
| [[BMW E28|BMW 528i]]
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Hans Heyer]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Armin Hahne]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Eddy Joosen]]
| 3132,224 
| 130,808
| [[European Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1983 
| [[BMW E24|BMW 635 CSi]] 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Thierry Tassin]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Hans Heyer]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Armin Hahne]] 
| 3333,726 
| 130,808
| [[European Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1984 
| [[Jaguar XJS]] 
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Tom Walkinshaw]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Hans Heyer]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Win Percy]] 
| 3055,485 
| 131,091
| [[European Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1985 
| BMW 635 CSI 
| {{flagiconITA}} [[Roberto Ravaglia]]<br>{{flagiconAUT}} [[Gerhard Berger]]<br>{{flagiconSUI}} [[Marc Surer]] 
| 3470,000 
| 144,344
| [[European Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1986 
| BMW 635 CSI 
| {{flagiconAUT}} [[Dieter Quester]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Thierry Tassin]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Altfrid Heger]] 
| 3463,060 
| 144,232
| [[European Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1987 
| [[BMW M3]] 
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean-Michel Martin]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Didier Theys]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]] 
| 3338,140 
| 139,908
| [[World Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1988 
| BMW M3 
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Altfrid Heger]]<br>{{flagiconAUT}} [[Dieter Quester]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Roberto Ravaglia]] 
| 3532,460 
| 146,929
| [[European Touring Car Championship]]
|-
| 1989 
| [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth]]
| {{flagiconITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Win Percy]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Bernd Schneider (racecar driver)|Bernd Schneider]] 
| 3338,140 
| 139,130
| 
|-
| 1990  
| BMW M3  
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Fabien Giroix]]<br>{{flagiconVEN|1930}} [[Johnny Cecotto]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Markus Oestreich]]
| 3247,920  
| 135,330
| 
|-
| 1991  
| [[Nissan Skyline GT-R]]
| {{flagiconSWE}} [[Anders Olofsson]]<br>{{flagiconAUS}} [[David Brabham]]<br>{{flagiconJPN}} [[Naoki Hattori]]
| 3587,980  
| 149,456
| 
|-
| 1992  
| BMW M3  
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Steve Soper]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Jean-Michel Martin]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Christian Danner]] 
| 3560,220  
| 148,947
| 
|-
| 1993  
| [[Porsche 911]] RSR  
| {{flagiconBRA}} [[Christian Fittipaldi]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Uwe Alzen]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]  
| 2154,904  
| 144,667
| 
|-
| 1994  
| [[BMW E36|BMW 318is]] 
| {{flagiconITA}} [[Roberto Ravaglia]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Thierry Tassin]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Alexander Burgstaller]]  
| 3625,960  
| 151,047
| 
|-
| 1995  
| BMW 320i  
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Joachim Winkelhock]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Steve Soper]]<br>{{flagiconNED}} [[Peter Kox]]  
| 3612,532  
| 150,531
| 
|-
| 1996  
| BMW 320i  
| {{flagiconGER}} [[Jörg Müller]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Thierry Tassin]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Alexander Burgstaller]]  
| 3507,821  
| 145,956
| 
|-
| 1997  
| BMW 320i  
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Didier de Radigues]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Marc Duez]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Eric Hélary]]  
| 3372,680  
| 140,252
| 
|-
| 1998  
| BMW 318i  
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Marc Duez]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alain Cudini]]  
| 3344,807  
| 139,344
| 
|-
| 1999  
| [[Peugeot 306]] GTI  
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Frédéric Bouvy]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Emmanuel Collard]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Anthony Beltoise]]  
| 3428,427  
| 142,588
| 
|-
| 2000  
| Peugeot 306 GTI  
| {{flagiconBEL}} [[Frédéric Bouvy]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Kurt Mollekens]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Didier Defourny]]  
| 3330,870  
| 138,686
| Last race for touring cars
|-
| [[2001 Spa 24 Hours|2001]]  
| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]  
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Philippe Belloc]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Marc Duez]]  
| 3679,104  
| 152,999
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2002 Spa 24 Hours|2002]]  
| [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]]
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]<br>{{flagiconFrance}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[David Terrien]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Vincent Vosse]]  
| 3654,059  
| 152,019
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2003 Spa 24 Hours|2003]]  
| [[Porsche 911]] GT3-RS 
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Stéphane Ortelli]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Marc Lieb]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Romain Dumas]]
| 3327,613
| 138,557
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2004 Spa 24 Hours|2004]]  
| [[Ferrari 550]] Maranello
| {{flagiconITA}} [[Luca Cappellari]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Fabrizio Gollin]]<br>{{flagiconSUI}} [[Lilian Bryner]]<br>{{flagiconSUI}} [[Enzo Calderari]]
| 3888,144
| 161,974
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2005 Spa 24 Hours|2005]]
| [[Maserati MC12]]
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Michael Bartels]]<br>{{flagiconDEU}} [[Timo Scheider]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]]
| 4000,896 <!-- fast lap #10 2:15.598 in lap 364 114.58mph 184.41 kph : track length = 6949m -->
| 166,638 <!-- 24:00:34.160 576 laps 166.63(8) : distance = 4000,896km  -->
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2006 Spa 24 Hours|2006]]
| [[Maserati MC12]]
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Michael Bartels]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Andrea Bertolini]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]]
| 4092,961 <!-- fast lap #2 2:16.847 in lap 2 114.03mph 183.51kph : track length = 6949m -->
| 171,034 <!-- 24:01:39.5 589 laps 171.0 : distance = 4092,961km  -->
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2007 Spa 24 Hours|2007]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]]
| {{flagiconNED}} [[Mike Hezemans]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Fabrizio Gollin]]<br>{{flagiconSUI}} [[Jean-Denis Deletraz]]<br>{{flagiconSUI}} [[Marcel Fässler (racer)|Marcel Fässler]]
| 3726,660 <!-- fast lap #1 2:16.452 in lap *unknown* 114.837mph 184.812kph : track length = 7005m -->
| 155,241 <!-- 24:00:20.547 532 laps 155.241 : distance = 3726.660km  -->
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|-
| [[2008 Spa 24 Hours|2008]]
| [[Maserati MC12]]
| {{flagiconDEU}} [[Michael Bartels]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Andrea Bertolini]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Stéphane Sarrazin]]
| 4041,885 <!--  : 577 laps track length = 7005m -->
| 168,096 <!-- 24:02:42.23 577 laps 168.096 : distance = 4041.885km  -->
| [[FIA GT Championship]]
|}



==External links==
*[http://www.proximus24hours.com/htm/story.asp Spa 24h Website ]
*[http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1971%20Spa.html 1971 results ]
*[http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1972%20Spa.html 1972 results ]
*[http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/ms1981.html#12 1981 results ]
*[http://www.fiagt.com/ FIA GT Website ]

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